Enterprise Earth

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Enterprise Earth
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Enterprise Earth in 2024
Background information
Origin Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Genres
Years active2014–present
Labels
Members
  • Gabe Mangold
  • Travis Worland
  • Dakota Johnson
  • Aron Hetsko
Past members
  • Brandon Zackey
  • Dan Watson
  • BJ Sampson
  • Cliff Wagle
  • Kevin Rogers
  • Conner Schneberger
  • Ryan Folden
  • Gordon McPherson
  • Will Garcia
  • Brian Moore
  • Michael Davidson
  • Aaron O'Toole
  • Yusef Johnson
  • Joel Omans
  • Rob Saireh
Website enterpriseearthband.com

Enterprise Earth is an American deathcore band from Spokane, Washington. [1] The band was formed in mid-2014 by former members Dan Watson (formerly of Infant Annihilator) and BJ Sampson (formerly of Takeover) on vocals and guitars respectively. [2] At the beginning of the spring[ clarification needed ], the band finalised their deal with Attila frontman, Chris Fronzak, and moved to his record label Stay Sick Recordings, leaving former label We Are Triumphant. [3] Since the departure of Watson in 2022, no original members remain in the band, with guitarist Gabe Mangold being its longest tenured member since joining in 2017.

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The band name was Watson's idea, which was inspired by his research into Illuminati and conspiracy theories. [4]

History

On June 10, 2014, Enterprise Earth released the single "Masquerade of Angels" on the label We Are Triumphant. [5] On October 14, Enterprise Earth released their debut EP XXIII .

On April 15, 2015, Enterprise Earth announced their first tour would be the Death Take Me Home tour, in which they would be playing from August 24 to September 8, with King Conquer, Here Comes the Kraken, Adaliah, and Dealey Plaza. [6] [ non-primary source needed ] On the last date of the tour, Enterprise Earth played with extra bands (excluding Adaliah): Lost Fortune, WVRM, Among Us, Worthy to Recognize, Existence Has Failed, and Agerasia. [7] [ non-primary source needed ]

In early 2015, the band signed to Stay Sick Recordings, leaving former label. "Transorbital Awakening" was released as the first single from Patient Ø On April 24. It featured a guest guitar solo by Joel Omans of Rings of Saturn. The second single, "Amorphous", was released on June 6, which featured guest vocals by Adam Warren of Oceano. The third single,"Theophany", was released on August 21. On October 12, Stay Sick Recordings uploaded a music video for "Shallow Breath", featuring model Erin Leigh Pribyl. The final single, "Hollow Face" was released on November 10. A music video for the song "Amid Vultures" was released on May 25, 2016. [8]

On November 12, Enterprise Earth announced they would be playing the second half of The Sleep Disorder Tour (January 16–25, 2016) with Traitors. [9] [ non-primary source needed ] Enterprise Earth announced that on January 20 of [The] Sleep Disorder Tour, they would be playing alongside Kings, Purge, Endings, Beggars Clarity, and Destitute; whether these bands were on other dates is unknown. [10] [ non-primary source needed ] On December 11, Patient Ø was released. It reached No. 5 on Billboard's Heatseekers/Top New Artist Chart, [1] No. 16 on their Independent Label Chart, and No. 54 on their Hard Music Chart. [11] [ non-primary source needed ] Enterprise Earth would even take part in the 2016 Summer Slaughter Tour. [12] On July 15, 2016, the band released a single titled "This Hell, My Home". [13]

Their second studio album Embodiment was released on April 14, 2017, [14] and peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Heatseekeers Chart. [15] [ non-primary source needed ]

On December 13, 2018, the band released a video for "He Exists", as an advance single to Luciferous , which was released through Entertainment One and Good Fight Music on April 5, 2019. [16] Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019. [17] On May 20, 2019, the band released a live EP of them having a session performance with Audiotree Live. [18]

On June 19, 2020, the band surprise released the Foundation of Bones EP. On September 10, 2021, the band announced their fourth album, The Chosen , would be due in January 2022, and also released its lead single "Where Dreams Are Broken". [19] Shortly after, it was announced that frontman Dan Watson would be sitting out of the band's upcoming tours and would be replaced with live vocalist Travis Worland. [20] On April 12, 2022, Watson announced he had departed the band. [21] On May 2, touring vocalist Travis Worland was announced as the band's new permanent vocalist, [22] and the band released their first single with him, "Psalm of Agony", the next month. [23] In January 2023, the band released two more new singles with him titled "Death Magick" and "The World Without Us". [24]

On October 11, 2023, the band announced their fifth album, Death: An Anthology , would be released on February 2, 2024. [25] along with the release of the first single of the new album titled "King Of Ruination" featuring Ben Duerr from Shadow of Intent. [26] Two more singles from the album would be released in late 2023 titled "The Reaper's Servant" featuring Spite's Darius Tehrani and "Casket of Rust". [27] [28] A music video for the track "Blood and Teeth" was released on February 2, 2024, coinciding with the album release. [29]

On January 16, 2025, the band announced they would independently release a new EP on January 30 titled Descent into Madness. They also released a music video for the song "I. The Descent" from the EP. [30]

Band members

Timeline

Enterprise Earth

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Music videos

YearSongAlbumDirectorType
2014"Masquerade of Angels" XXIII EP Dawson ScholzNarrative
2015"Shallow Breath" Patient 0 Peter Doucette
2016"Amid Vultures"Orie McGinnessMusic Video
"This Hell, My Home"non-album singleNarrative
2017"Never Forgive, Never Forget" Embodiment Michael Adams
"Deflesh to Unveil"Tour
2018"He Exists" Luciferous Un­knownMusic Video
2019"We Are Immortal"Burke Cullinane
"Sleep Is for the Dead"Orie Mcginness
"The Failsafe Fallacy"
2020"Scars of the Past"Dylan GouldTour
"Foundation of Bones" Foundation of Bones EP Music Video
2021"Where Dreams Are Broken" The Chosen Burke Cullinane
"Reanimate // Disintegrate"
2022"Psalm of Agony"non-album singleChris Klumpp
"You Couldn't Save Me"The ChosenNicholas ChanceTour
2023"Death Magick"non-album singleKyle HinesMusic Video
"The World Without Us"Performance
"King Of Ruination (feat. Ben Duerr)" Death: An Anthology Nicholas ChanceNarrative
"The Reaper's Servant (feat. Darius Tehrani)"Performance
"Casket Of Rust"Music Video
2024"Blood and Teeth"Performance
"I, Divine"Music Video
2025"I. The Descent"Descent into Madness EPPerformance

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